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60TH ANNIVERSARY

COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE ATAKUNMOSA HIGH SCHOOL 60TH FOUNDERS DAY ANNIVERSARY

First and foremost, we give all the glory, honour and adoration to the Almighty God who made the planning and execution of the 60th Founders Day Anniversary highly memorable. Our greatest success is hinged on the wisdom He has given in making the rightful choice of the best and available human resources to achieve this goal. As we all know, every choice has a consequence, all the members of the Anniversary Committee have been very wonderful in their commitments and dedications.

On the other hand, all the buddies have lent their helping hands for the grand reunion to hold. We have all made Financial and Service sacrifices without which there couldn’t have been a reunion and an anniversary. I therefore seize this opportunity to thank all the active members of our great Association.

PREAMBLE

 Preparatory to the Anniversary were issues already on ground to give our old school a lift of the physical and academic developments from a dilapidated state. There was the Board of Governors constituted by government and saddled with the responsibility of complementing the State Government’s efforts in Schools development. The Government came up with a Board that is headed by a “General without troupe”. I foresaw this scenario and concluded that the best way to kill a bird, with two stones at hand, is to kill it with one, otherwise a slight error could lead to an accident of total failure. Incidentally, there were members of the Board who were not old Students of the School. At our inaugural meeting, we all agreed that for Atakumosa High School, the Board and the Association should be taken as one and the same for effective progress.

The President and I discussed the way forward at length and we concluded to move very fastly, more-so that the first term of this Administration was also getting to a close. We agreed that a 7-man committee be set up immediately.

An executive meeting was called during which the President presented the case and was applauded by all the members. With a fiat, the president declared that I should head the Committee and nominate other members that could effectively work in the Committee. I tried to refuse because I thought I would work with the Committee from the background but my appointment was unanimously supported by the members, just as if the President had discussed with them. I had no other choice than to accept.

I like to commend the President Maj. General Lawrence Jokotola for his leadership experience that had come into play since he took over the mantle. A well-structured administrator with capacity to absorb and disburse authority without losing it, has been of immense benefit to the Association. I am one of those who believe that nobody is indispensable but the fact of this matter is that the President has created a task for his successor to accomplish. He has created a gap that is difficult to jump over except by wisdom, hard work and the grace of God.

2.0 LAUNCHING COMMITTEE

Having nominated me with a fiat as the Chairman of the Launching Committee and given the latitude to constitute membership, I consulted widely and came up with the following list for the approval of the President:

  1. Okebiorun OJ          Chairman
  2. Michael Adegbenro Member
  3. Ademola Adeyoju    Member
  4. Alonge Adewale               Member
  5. Akin Lufadeju          Member
  6. Oluwole Ajewole              Member
  7. Christie Fagbewesa Member

2.1    COMMITTEE INAUGURATION

 The inaugural meeting, which was presided over by the President, came up on the 27th, November, 2021 in an EXCO meeting with the following terms of reference:

  1. Determine a suitable date in April 2022 for the Launching/Reunion
  2. Determine and collect Reunion fee payable by all members of the Association 
  3. Determine a suitable process for the 100million Naira fundraising
  4. Compile a list of invited launchers/guests
  5. Nominate people from the Association for necessary sub-Committees
  6. Carry out other activities as necessitated by the plan for a grand reunion

2,2  Lady Babalola Ojo was brought in as Sub-Committee Chairperson for Entertainment, Mr. Wole Adewusi as Secretary to the Committee, Mr. Dire Arimoro as member of Finance Sub-Committee and Mrs. Bimbo Jemilehin doubled as Special Assistant to the Chairman and finance sub-committee member

Immediately after the inauguration, we started work by ensuring weekly meetings on Zoom and we came up with the following projects demanding urgent attention:

  1. Rehabilitation of the Laboratory
  2. Upgrading of the library to e-library
  3. Rehabilitation of the classrooms
  4. Rehabilitation of roads network
  5. Water supply and toilet facilities
  6. Street light
  7. Rehabilitation of the Hall
  8. General redecoration of all buildings(Painting)
  9. Reestablishment of the IT-Laboratory

A conservative estimate of one hundrerd million Naira was arrived at with an expectation of forty million Naira as inflow from friends and well wishers.

The Committee broke into various Sub-Committees as follows, with a free hand for the under listed Sub-Committee Chairmen to select one or two other members from the Association to strengthen their sub-committees:

  1. Reunion Sub-Committee(RSC) …           Michael Adegbenro

         This Sub-Committee was to determine minimum contributions by AHSOSA     members bearing in mind that the Association would raise 60million Naira out of the 100million Naira projection while the outstanding 40milliom Naira would come through donations by our friends and other invitees. The RSC would also compile the costs for the launching by liaising with other Sub-Committees necessary for the compilation and submission of estimates for their respective proposed expenditure

  1. Constitution Review Sub Committee…..         Ademola Adeyoju

The Committee was to collect and collate the various submissions for necessary amendments from members of the Association but in a meeting with the Executive, the Committee was stepped down. I foresaw some ambiguities that needed resolutions as we have all noticed recently but we just had to comply. I hope that the next executive will consider this review as a priority.

  1. Launching  Sub  -Committee…….          Wale Alonge/Akin Lufadeju

         Determine the method of gathering the expected internal revenue of       60million Naira and the modality for payment procedures.

  1. Finance Sub Committee…                     
  2. Christie Fagbewesa,                               Chairperson
  3. Dire Arimoro                                           Member
  4. Bimbo Jemilehin                                     Member

         Arrange for the opening of Anniversary Account, keep a track record               of payments and reconciliation of the account

  • Publicity Sub-Committee                                 Wole Adewusi

         Ensure adequate publicity of the Lunching on social, print and            electronic media,

  • Venue Sub-Committee                                    Wole Ajewole

         Coordinate activities of various locations for every event and come up      with financial implication of every need.        

  • Entertainment Sub-Committee ….         

i Lady Babalola Ojo                                          Chairperson

Ii. Temiloluwa Ige(Mrs)                                     Member             

Submit costs of entertainment at every event, arrange for Caterers     as required and ensure successful entertainments at every event.

3.0    FUND RAISING LAUNCH

         3.1.   At the commencement of our meeting, the issue of the date was at the  front burner. April 2022 was our initial target. But after considering what the political situation would be then, we zeroed in on July 25th. This was communicated to the Executive for approval which was expressly granted. It was at this meeting that the review of the Constitution was stepped down.

Strategy for Fund raising

After very serious deliberations, the Committee unanimously agreed that the best and effective method was to allocate a minimum target to each set. The allocations would be raised within the Set and the Set-Chairman would pay into the Committee account. In allocating targets, we took cognisance  that the early set would comprise old students that must have retired for about ten to fifteen years while the latter sets would have the young employees that were jut trying to get their feet on ground. We came up with a parabola in which the early and latter sets would have minimum allocation and the year-1978-1980 sets would make maximum   donations. Those who graduated within the last twenty years were allowed to make personal donations according to their purses See details below:

S/N            SET                        Allocation

119681,000,000.00
219691,100,000.00
319701,200,000.00
419711,300,000.00
519721,400,000.00
619731,500,000.00
719741,600,000.00
819751,700,000.00
919761,800,000.00
1019771,900,000.00
1119782,000,000.00
1219792,000,000.00
1319802,000,000.00
1419811,900,000.00
1519821,800,000.00
1619831,700,000.00
1719841,600,000.00
1819851,500,000.00
20Set ’86 & ’873,000,000.00
2119881,500,000.00
2219891,500,000.00
2319901,500,000.00
2419911,400,000.00
2519921,300,000.00
2619931,300,000.00
2719941,300,000.00
2819951,200,000.00
2919961,100,000.00
3019971,000,000.00
3119981,000,000.00
3219991,000,000.00
3320001,000,000.00

We made a lot of propaganda to appease the hearts of members of the Association for which we had a good response. This method really worked well. All payments were made into the Anniversary Account number 2236281734, domiciled with the UBA, College, Ilesa.

LAUNCHING

  1. The fund raising launch came up on the 24th. June, 2022 at the Heringan Event Centre in Ilesa.The Hall was given pro-bono by the Management of the Hotel. The turnout was not very impressive because the 60th Anniversary which would came later was the  target of many old students. As at the launching, the following sum was realised:
  2. Balance as at the Launching ,,,,,,,26,596,832

60TH ANNIVERSARY

Immediately after the launching, the Exco directed that the launching Committee should snowball into the Anniversary process as Anniversary Committee for a seamless transition from fund raising to project execution and then the Celebration.

The Committee commenced by prioritising the projects listed under 3.2 above while we were still raising funds. Looking at the existing estimates of contractors, we would probably have been able to execute one or two projects and so we decided to go on direct procurement of materials and labour hiring

Project Sub-Committee

The need for a Project Committee arose at this point. Three old students that have been tested and trusted were brought in to work as a team. Established Integrity by members of this Committee was akin to the nominations otherwise, we might end up gaining nothing. The Project Sub-Committee was inaugurated and comprise the following:

Sir L,A. Bakare ….       Sub Committee Chairman

Sir Babalola Ojo…       Member

Mr. Mustafa Ibironke… Member

This Sub-Committee did a tremendous job of intensive supervision of the projects. Their dogged commitments gave us the mileage that we recorded in terms of prompt and timely execution of the following projects:

  • Rehabilitation of the Laboratory
  • Rehabilitation of some classrooms
  • Rehabilitation of roads network
  • Water supply and toilet facilities
  • Street lighting
  • Rehabilitation of the Hall
  • General redecoration(Painting)

The Finance Sub-committee comprise the following:

  1. Rtn Christie Olamide Fagbewesa           Chairperson
  2. Dire Arimoro                                           Member
  3. Bimbo Jemilehin                                     Member

An Anniversary account number   xxxx734 was opened at the University of Ilesa branch of UBA Ilesa. The above members were signatories to the account with the Chairperson and one other signatory required for payment.

Throughout the process of the Anniversary, the Committee ensured prompt payment for job done or materials supplied. Even though we had little problems of payment at the initial, this was quickly surmounted by sourcing  funds from within the Committee.

The Entertainment Sub-Committee

This Sub-committee comprises only two indefatigable members:

  1. Mrs, Babalola Ojo
  2. Mrs.Temiloluwa Adio

The two-member Sub-Committee worked assiduously to provide the various entertainments in the course of this Anniversary. Even the feeding during the football match which was not planned for was quickly and timely arranged.

The Programme $ Souvenir Sub-Committee

A programme sub-committee was brought up towards the tail end of the anniversary. Getting to determining members to take care of this crucial aspect of the Anniversary was a great task. The following dedicated members were brought in to serve in the Sub-Committee:

  1. Mrs Kofo Ajelabi                   Chairperson
  2. Gbadegesin Aasa                 Member
  3. Wole Adewusi                       Member
  4. Mrs. Monisola Awofeso         Member

This sub-committee did a great deal of work from

  1. Compilation of Honours list
  2. History of Atakumosa High School
  3. Acquisition of souvenirs and ancillary printing works
  4. Compilation and printing of Programme and also
  5. Raising of funds for the Printing of the History book which was launched at the anniversary.

To   the glory of God and the support of the Old Students, the School was given a befitting phase-lift which we were all proud of. The report of the academic performance of the students has shown a tremendous improvement. This is an indication of positive result of the Old Students efforts.

Engr. Olusegun J. Okebiorun

Anniversary Chairman

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